Window box



- Oct. 20, 1925- I 1,557,594

, A. KATZ 4 wnwow BOX Filed June 30. 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 17 Z excznderffaiz INVENTOR.

ATTORNEYS,

Patented Oct. 20, 1925.

ALEXANDER xi-m,

wnmow BOX.

e iicatien fiiecl June .30, 1924. Serial No; 723,285.

all whom may com-m: W Be itignqwnjhet LALEx-AND R Kemz; a.

itiee (if; h U it d St es and residen of Brooklyn, in the county of Iihg' s;and

State of New Kerk, have iinvented cer tain new it-RC1 useful Improvements in-Windcw B'Ogzes, of which the I'fOlIOWiHgiS a specifieiicn not suziflly cn sale as comple te'd articles of i 115 mam -faeture, made in stock SlZQSjl-Dd capea lbeqopenly exposed; or such as must-bespecl ct t frl t e r er i s an e aim device-is iis' iel ly an epen shelf, while in theplaftterxit wi iusualye bnx- An hjeetef he present inventientis to p 'cvi iieg a simple; device 0i the chai ecter ,s pecified; ,cci'nplete in itself, and \cepeble 1 9f quiek :end easy ettechnieiitto any window hawing ek iframe cf the-size folfw-hichthedevice is; designed.

I '5 Ar othervo bj'eet is ite providleedevice eons'tructed and arranged 01- vthe support of articles in containers 01 protected in themselves against contamineticn from the at fin ojsphei'e and having also means to shield toQarticlesnetiin ecnteiners cr s0 protected;

Another object is to provide a device which maybe ehez ply constructed andgscld. ,at ge reascnahlefigure, .and which when in [plaice Wilicfi'ec a minimumcf-iobsti'ilcticn to light anti 7 ,ti Ii for the contents; V i A I, WViththese and ether objects in view,- the iiiven't'icn eonsists j in the A construction and "iicvei combination c fjparts fully dcscrihed r hereinafter, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed. out irhthe claims appended heretc, it being understood that Veiious ehefigeein the form, prloporti'o'n, size end miner flete'ils; cf constr-ucticn within 1 ifi th se'pe' of the claim mey b'e resented to,

Th'simiention isanimpicvementin Win- 1 dew boxes, ,and wlth respecttcits more spei r,' with a maximum cf pznetejcwitheut' dieperftieg from {the spirit of the vi-nyenitien f e 1. e dr wing t, b Fig". 1 ise front-view cf the improved 2 Fig.;;2 is a topylen view iwith thewindow fre mein section. v

Fig. 31s a reel view eff thehcx detached. V Fig: Me K Q iQILO i eH of F g.

Fig. i 5 (is detail (view in sec-ticn 501 the 'ecnn'eeti cfi -;between the QPE-Ii Wire week and heba e F g :16 istn n qt -i' i I I (In the present 1 embpdiment cf .the invem time the ililPIQYBCi box-comprises a base, Wh s e ehWn in Fi t '15 my. be composed of a sil iiteblehceid -l b1 wocd er the like, end e plate- 2 of -sh' eet metal 011 the upp r tim o th Q- r the e ges J tt elec be ng cr me -s Qrheetahw these-e of th bo rd a nd ated a .Q: O d th similer cf modified -;pe t ,;i e fil ef- 1 :Ab. ea h end oi e s the base an ups ending chem iiii mb 4 sewwide efl cha nel-s" elf the m mbers se n e ey w- Qm the. board, 315. Shawn in l h e mbe isimflyibe. in-t gral withtth yplatee, e ecnnectediherete a y tgs hlec ,:"ii siiredgmenne b "a fer instenc .byz lderin yfiv ngi p heewise :{lfheeiements i -end 2:,er'e off such -,le1 gt11, that the i channel memheps ,4; will Joe spaced ,z part a distance fcerrespenflinfg to the speci fi th m tile-s' h window efra of the type: with which thef miprcyed 10021 is dei ne to e ep retea en h ic ennie .memhei s re of such {dimensions 1 as to width and .gigepth 0 eh n l, as it) treci iize the edge cf the I stile/ es, shew- Fig z, the sidewalls 1i ech;eli n j m mbe n agin eppwsite faces of the stile. The channel ;-me'mbers hevelepe iings 6 of ge, s giteble number; and IQ- ,z si w eeive pldillgmwfirs, es :ifior iinstagnce, screws 7:, to con ectthe "channel members to the -stileicj \Vhen the ehzihnel zinem ber s are fitted tfl the stiles, as shown in forming a retaining wall at the outer side and end edges of the platform, a preferred material being open wire work, such as is kept in stock, in stock sizes. A suitable length of this material, of a suitable width, is connected to the'edge of the platform remote from the channel members and tothe ends thereof. This material is usually composed of lapping wicket or U-shaped members 9, which are connected by horizontal wires 10-, the legs of the wickets being vertical. Each leg of each wicket-shaped member is provided with an angular lug 11 at its free end, and thes'elugs are passed. through openings in the plate 2 and into engagement with the material of the plate 1, as shown in Fig. 5. Staples 12 are driven into the edge of the base, one over each leg,

to firmly connect the wire work to the base.

With this construction theimproved box is well adapted for the support of all artlcles, such as food products, which do not require protection from atmospher c contamination, as for instance those in containers, such-as milk i'n bottles,or those which are protected in themselves, as for in stance, eggs. It is often desirable, however, to have in connection with the box means to shield materials which are not inthemselves protected from OOIllDflIIllIlfiIlOIl, and which are not in conta1ners,as for instance, meats,

"butterand-the-like. To provide for this, a

casing is arranged at one end of the box,

the said casing'joccupying about one-third of the superficial area of the box base. The improved casing which is rectangular in cross section, and preferably square in horizontal cross section, is composed of sheet metal,and comprises abody 13 having one open side and a top 14, the bottom being formed by the base of the bOX- The top is flanged as s'hown,and riveted or otherwise secured to the body, and a door 15 is pro-" vided for closing the open side of the casing. The door has a bead 16 at its edge, which slides in a channel-shaped guide 17 formed on the adjacent edge of the top 14:, and the lower end of the door'has a tubular portion or sleeve member 18, which slidably engages a rod or wire 19 supported by the inner edge of the base. I

One end of the wire registering openings in the sidewalls of the channel member 4 at the end of the *box adjacent to the casing. The other end has a I lateral lug 20, which passes through an openshown in Fig. 3. The end of the rod 19" beyond the channel member 4 may be upset ing in the plate 2 and engages the base. 'A staple 21 engages about the wire near the said end, and not only serves to prevent disengagement thereof, but also as a stop to limit the opening'movement of the door, as

or headed, to prevent disengagement there of from the channel member. As shown 'moved, merely by lifting it from the pieces'and drawing it forward."

19 passes through tending onto a connection with the channel member.

If preferred the element 1 may be omitted from-the -base,"the base being formed by a plate 22 corresponding to the plate 2 of Fig. 1. The edges of the plate are flanged, as shown at 2-3,'and the free edges of the flanges are reinforced by a bent-over edge 24. With this constructi'on of base, the wall of the casingindicatedat25, and the wire work 26, are connected'to the'flanges of the -plate'22. In the present instance the con- 'nection is made b passing the angularend '27 of the legs 0 the wicket-shaped members through openings in the flange, and through registering openings in the casing wall at the casing, the extremities of the angular portions being bent laterally, as

shownin Fig. 6, to hold the parts together. i Partitions or shelvesinay be arranged withinthe ca'singyif desired. In the'presvent instance a single shelf 28 is arranged transversely of the casing, the said-shelf having depending flanges at itsside edges, as shown, and-"the shelf is supported by angle pieces 29, riveted orotherwise secured toopposite side walls of the casing. The angle pieces are of such length,that when" the shelf is in placethe flanges 30 will depend at'the ends of theanglepieces, thus to limitlateral movementof the shelf in the casing. The shelf may be easily re angle For the purpose of ventilation, the door 15 is provided with ventilating openings 31,

the said openmgs belng arranged in a fig 7 ure of regular outline, as shown, for the sake of ornamentation. i

The wall, which for convenience, is made of open mesh wire, may be made of foram- 'i'nous material of any character, .as for,

instance, lattice work, wire cloth, or the like, it being desirable that the wall be of a foraminous character'to permit the free passage of light and air, thus to minimize the obstruction of the window as as possible.

- In closing the door, the inner edge thereof engages behind the adjacent channel memgreatly,

.ber, and'the lower inner corner is cut away,

so that the tubular member 18 does'not engage the channel member.

a length to extend from the outer face of one stile to that of the other of a selected Window frame, channel members at the ends of the base for engaging the outer face and sides of the respective stiles, means to secure said members to the stiles, a casing on one end of the base adjacent to one attaching member and provided With a door at the inner edge of the base, the base forming the bottom of the casing.

2. In a window box including a base pro vided With means to attach it to a Window frame with one edge thereof on the sill of 15 the frame, a casing secured on one end of the base, a laterally slidable door for the casing on the side adjacent to the sill, and guides for the door in Which it slides, one guide on the casing, and the other on the 20 base.

Signed at New York in the county of New York and State of New York this 23rd day of June, A. D. 1924.

v ALEXANDER KATZ. 

